Image

Custom Entrypoints

The ENTRYPOINT directive allows us to specify a default shell to use in our custom image, but it can do more than that. Often, we will want to dynamically configure a container on startup by passing it environment variables or using Docker Secrets. By replacing the ENTRYPOINT with a custom script, we can perform this dynamic configuration prior to executing the default application.

In this tutorial, we'll:

  • Introduce custom entrypoint scripts
  • Describe several strategies for performing dynamic configuration in a container